Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.
To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term

Functional area: Legal / Compliance

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and capable Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (dependant on experience) to provide 12 months maternity leave cover to support RWE’s fast growing international Offshore Wind business.

As a Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel within the global Construction & Procurement Law team you will work alongside other members of the RWE Offshore Wind legal team and closely cooperate with other departments to deliver commercially focused legal support to RWE’s international Offshore Wind business.

About the role:

• Providing legal support to the international procurement, construction and operation activities of RWE’s Offshore Wind business
• Advising on, developing, drafting and negotiating of all types of construction and procurement contracts required for the full life cycle of RWE’s Offshore Wind business (including turbine supply agreements, foundation contracts, EPC(I) & turnkey contracts, purchase agreements for components, service agreements and contracts for maritime logistics)
• Being a project’s first point of contact, working closely with the Procurement team, for construction and procurement law support, and coordinating specialised in-house and external legal advice in a cost and work efficient manner
• Keeping oversight of all legal matters relating to projects in your remit and advising senior management about all related legal risks, including claims and disputes
• Providing legal support (including liaising with external counsel) in relation to any disputes arising out of negotiated contracts
• Leading efforts to standardise and refine processes within the Construction & Procurement Law team
• Developing non-standard, customised solutions when needed to address complex project challenges
• Establishing and developing effective cross-functional working relationships with legal and business colleagues in the relevant regions and the wider RWE group

Job requirements and experience

• Qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom
• Several years of work experience as a private practice lawyer or inhouse counsel in a well-established law firm or company, working within either in the energy sector or with a focus of on large scale, high value infrastructure projects
• Thorough working knowledge of international construction. maritime and procurement law standard forms (e.g., FIDIC, LOGIC, BIMCO, etc.)
• The ability to handle multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and manage tasks efficiently
• Commercial and technical understanding of large infrastructure projects and a good understanding how to best support them from the legal point of view
• Proficient organisational, analytical, and communication skills and a solution-oriented approach
• A high level of engagement, an effective team contributor and ability to self-organise and work as part of a wider cross-functional team
• Fluent in English (other language skills are beneficial) and enjoys working in an international team and open to some work-related travel

Advantageous, but not essential

• Renewables experience (and offshore wind experience in particular)

Your benefits

• The opportunity to work on high profile and complex offshore wind projects and transactions
• Varied and interesting work that contributes to the green energy transition
• A positive, engaging and supportive work environment
• A flexible working time and location arrangement
• A setting that encourages you to come forward with ideas

This role can be based at any of our UK offices: Swindon, London, or Coventry. We support flexible working arrangements; however, there is a minimum expectation of two days per week in the office, with additional in-office presence as required to meet business needs.

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Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 90561, application period: 05/09/2025.
Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, marie.bennell@rwe.com #LI-MB1

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We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

RWE Offshore Wind, a subsidiary of RWE AG, is one of the world’s leading players in the field of offshore wind. We have more than 20 years of experience in the development, construction, and efficient operation of offshore wind farms. We currently operate 19 offshore wind farms, making us the second largest operator worldwide in terms of total capacity. We are currently building four additional wind farms with a combined capacity of nearly 4.9 GW and are developing numerous other projects.

RWE Offshore Wind tests a wide variety of new technologies in our offshore wind farms, enabling these plants to operate more efficiently and economically. In addition, we are involved in and committed to numerous programmes and initiatives that are designed to accelerate innovation in offshore wind and promote the development of new industry standards which allows you to have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies - and continuously improve, together.

RWE is leading the way to a modern energy world. With our investment and growth strategy, we are contributing significantly to the success of the energy transition and the decarbonisation of the energy system.

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